Technical Program Manager (Systems Software)

Job Description

Job Description

The Technical Program Manager is a hands-on technical leader who turns complex customer and product needs into executable engineering plans and leads teams through delivery. This role is intentionally designed for an accomplished senior or principal software engineer, systems engineer, or technical lead who wants broader ownership of programs while remaining close to architecture, code, integration, and technical decision-making. The successful candidate will combine deep software development experience in Python and C with practical leadership, systems thinking, and foundational project management skills to deliver reliable solutions for Analogic’s medical and aviation security products.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the technical and execution leadership of complex, cross-functional software and systems programs from concept and architecture through integration, verification, release, deployment, and sustainment
• Partner with software, systems, electrical, mechanical, test, cybersecurity, product, manufacturing, and field teams to translate customer and regulatory needs into clear requirements, technical plans, interfaces, and acceptance criteria
• Provide hands-on technical leadership: review architectures and designs, participate in code and design reviews, guide implementation trade-offs, and use Python and C expertise to diagnose issues, evaluate prototypes, or develop supporting tools when needed
• Build integrated roadmaps and practical schedules; define milestones, dependencies, critical paths, staffing needs, and measurable completion criteria using tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, or Azure DevOps
• Lead engineers through influence and technical credibility, establish priorities, clarify ownership, facilitate decisions, remove blockers, and mentor team members without relying solely on formal authority
• Drive disciplined software execution, including estimation, backlog and release planning, configuration management, code reviews, automated testing, defect resolution, CI/CD, documentation, and operational readiness
• Own program scope, requirements baselines, technical dependencies, risks, issues, opportunities, and change control; assess and clearly communicate impacts to performance, cost, schedule, quality, and cybersecurity
• Draft, manage, and drive Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) from inception through cross-functional review and final approval, ensuring technical scope, affected configurations, implementation plans, cost and schedule impacts, risks, and required documentation are complete and aligned
• Use data and engineering evidence to monitor program health, anticipate bottlenecks, make informed trade-offs, and escalate decisions with clear options and recommendations
• Communicate technical strategy, architecture, status, risks, and recovery plans effectively to engineers, senior leaders, customers, suppliers, and domestic and international stakeholders
• Support proposals and new business by developing technical approaches, work breakdowns, estimates, preliminary schedules, assumptions, and risk assessments
• Continuously improve engineering delivery practices and create lightweight, repeatable mechanisms that increase predictability, quality, and team effectiveness

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of progressive software or systems engineering experience, including experience operating at a senior, lead, staff, or principal level on complex products
• Strong professional software development experience in Python and C, including the ability to understand unfamiliar codebases, assess design quality, review code, troubleshoot integration issues, and engage credibly with software architects and developers
• Demonstrated experience leading engineers or multidisciplinary technical teams through architecture, implementation, integration, test, release, or deployment; formal people-management experience is welcome but not required
• Working knowledge of the full software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices, including version control, code review, automated testing, defect management, build and release processes, and Agile or iterative development
• Practical project-management fundamentals: breaking work into deliverables, estimating effort, sequencing dependencies, maintaining schedules, tracking risks and issues, managing change, and communicating status
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, make sound technical judgments, and create clarity and accountability across multiple concurrent priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics and trade-offs to engineering, business, executive, and customer audiences
• Basic proficiency with scheduling and work-management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent; advanced program-management credentials are not required
• Must be a U.S. Person (as required by applicable law, regulation, or government contract)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with embedded, real-time, distributed, or safety- or mission-critical systems that integrate software, hardware, networking, and external interfaces
• Experience with systems engineering practices such as requirements decomposition, interface definition, architecture modeling, verification and validation, and technical baseline management
• Experience delivering regulated products in aviation security, medical devices, aerospace, defense, or another high-assurance environment
• Experience with Linux, C/C++, cybersecurity, networking, DevOps/CI/CD, automated test, and software/hardware integration
• Experience mentoring engineers, leading technical reviews, or coordinating work across organizational boundaries
• Familiarity with Agile planning, earned value concepts, risk management, or schedule development; PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum, or SAFe, certification is a plus, not a prerequisite.

Why Join Us?

• Work on mission-critical technologies that make a real-world impact
• Collaborate with talented, multidisciplinary teams
• Take ownership of meaningful programs with high visibility and influence
• Grow your career in an environment that values innovation, accountability, and excellence.

What We Offer:

We appreciate that our employees work diligently to contribute to our success as an organization. We also recognize the importance of work-life balance and therefore developed a competitive total rewards package including programs that offer employees flexibility to balance their work and life including:

• 9/80 work schedule – enjoy every other Friday off!
• Flexible Vacation – employees can take time off as is reasonably needed
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance and disability plans.
• HRA (for PPO plan participants) /HSA (Health Savings Account for high deductible plan participants) contribution
• 401K with company match and immediate vesting
• Continuous Education Assistance
• Supportive culture that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence